BlackBerry announces BlackBerry 10.1 OS update to Z10 owners

We already knew it was coming, but as of today, it's as official as it gets. At the BlackBerry Live 2013 annual conference today, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced the official availability of the BlackBerry 10.1 update to the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone.

The changelog was known from developer beta versions, which were available previously.

The update highlights include:

Instant Actions - a set of predefined and expandable “action" shortcuts within the Universal Search interface

Keyboard Shortcuts - the Q10 shortcuts will work on the Z10's virtual keyboard

PIN to PIN messages for direct communication between BlackBerry smartphones

Customizable notifications - you can tune the ringtone, vibration and LED response for the different accounts or contacts